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US President Donald Trump has stated that "in general, there is consensus" on how the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire plan will unfold, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"Hamas is assembling them currently," Trump commented, speaking about the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip. "They are in very difficult locations."

The US president, who has been commended by the organization and various Israeli figures for his part in securing a truce agreement, expressed he thinks the accord will "hold" because "they're all weary of the conflict."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

At the same time, he aims to assemble global figures for a conference on the issue during his trip to the North African nation in the coming week. Among those expected to participate are delegates from Germany, the French Republic, the Britain, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

Based on reports, the Israeli leader will not be present.

Leader's Plans

The president affirmed that he would engage with a "many officials" in Cairo on the start of the week to discuss the direction of the territory. Sources indicate that he will also go to the nation, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Major Updates

• Numerous of Palestinians returned to the severely damaged northern Gaza Strip on last Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire took hold. The 48 captives—approximately 20 of them believed to be living—will be let go by the start of the week.
• Uncertainties persist over leadership in the Gaza Strip as forces gradually pull back and if the organization will disarm, as called for in the president's truce agreement. PM Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a halt in fighting in last March, suggested that the country might restart its military campaign if Hamas does not surrender its weapons.
• The UN was authorized by the government to commence providing scaled-up humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip from the weekend. The relief will involve a large quantity that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials awaited permission from Israel's military to resume their efforts.
• A representative from the UN the spokesman reported to journalists on the end of the week that energy supplies, medical supplies, and other critical materials have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom border point. Representatives want Israel to open more entry points and ensure safe movement for aid workers and civilians who are coming back to regions of the territory that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• The president of Lebanon the head of state denounced Israel on the weekend for executing overnight strikes on civilian facilities that the health ministry said caused one fatality. "For another time, the region has been the object of a atrocious attack by Israel against civilian installations—without justification or excuse," Aoun said.
• Israeli authorities shared a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it intends to let go as under the ceasefire agreement reached with the group. Of the 250 detainees, fifteen will be let go in eastern Jerusalem, a hundred to the region, and one hundred thirty-five will be sent abroad. Originally, when representatives of the group presented a roster of recommended inmates to be freed to mediators in the country, they requested the liberation of well-known Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. But, the Israeli government stated it declines to free the individual.